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Meerea Park is owned by Rhys and Garth Eather and we handcraft our wines using cutting edge winemaking techniques and philosophy from some of the Hunter Valley's oldest and best vineyard sites.

We are Hunter Valley "terroirists"; specializing in individual vineyard Semillon and Shiraz, sourced from unique vineyard sites, each being quite different, the wines expressing clearly where they are from.

We seek out the oldest vineyards we can for our Shiraz and Semillon fruit that have a track record for producing the best possible fruit in both good and not so good vintages.

Winemaker, Rhys Eather is a Roseworthy (Adelaide University) graduate in Wine Science and has gained international winemaking experience in France and Italy. Spending the 1998 vintage at M. Chapoutier in the Rhone Valley gave Rhys the experience and insight required to craft top quality Rhone styled wines, which he openly admits as to having a great passion for. Rhys has also completed two vintages in Italy (Puglia and Piedmonte) rounding out his international winemaking experience.

Meerea Park, while taking a modern approach to winemaking, can trace our winemaking roots in the Hunter Valley back to the 1850's when Alexander Munro, our great-great-grandfather established the 'Bebeah' vineyard at Singleton and was at one stage the largest and most successful winemaker in New South Wales. During his winemaking career he amassed over 2000 awards at wine shows around the world.

All of our labels bear the image of an ornate drinking fountain and gas street lamp that Alexander Munro commissioned, had made in Scotland and then shipped to Singleton in the Hunter Valley. When he retired as Singleton's first mayor he gave it to the municipality where it was erected in George Street adjacent the Caledonian Hotel which he owned.

Meerea Park has established a reputation over the last decade as one of the leading wine producers in the Hunter Valley winning at least one Gold medal at every Hunter Valley wine show since 2002, a feat only enjoyed by a handful of Hunter Valley producers. 

We have also enjoyed consistent wine show success at national and international level and received a multitude of  accolades emphasizing high quality and exceptional value for money for our range of wines.

Latest News

Vintage 2008

14 Apr 2008

2008 will unfortunately only be remembered as a white wine vintage of any note in the Hunter Valley. Excessive rainfall and low daytime temperatures caused the Shiraz vines to struggle to ripen the fruit. As a result we will not release any 'Alexander Munro', 'Hell Hole', 'Terracotta' or 'The Aunts' Shiraz from 2008, but are confident of releasing a worthy Shiraz Viognier.

On the other hand, the whites look very good with the first release, the 2008 'Hell Hole' Semillon due out on the 1st May.

2008 Royal Sydney Wine Show

18 Feb 2008

Two Meerea Park semillons were awarded Gold medals at the 2008 Royal Sydney Wine Show held last week. The 2007 'Terracotta' (class 30) and 2007 'Alexander Munro' (class 36) are scheduled for release in 2012.

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Latest Releases

2003 'Terracotta' Semillon

2006 'Hell Hole' Shiraz

2008 'Hell Hole' Semillon

2007 Viognier

2006 'The Aunts' Shiraz

2007 Shiraz (regional blend)

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Latest Reviews

"A lovely mature style, this has weight, elegance and length. Rating: 93.

Ken Gargett - Courier Mail - QWeekend - 3rd May 2008

1998 'Alexander Munro' Shiraz - Aged Release


“I liked this wine so much that I felt like a better person the moment I started drinking it. It’s perfumed and musky and outrageously plummy, its earthy, spicy foundations evident, but     discreet. A fine flourish of scented flavour bursts through the finish; as do superfine tannins. Wow. Classic Hunter, in the best possible way." Drink 2012—2020. 96 Points.

Campbell Mattinson—The Big Red Wine Book—May 2008

2006 'Hell Hole' Shiraz


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